Alex gets in next to her, and Rina gets in from the other side, Rasha clambering into her lap. "Okay, then! Off we go!" The cabbie says cheerfully, trying to avoid looking in the rearview mirror. Their ride takes them past high rise buildings with gardens growing over and on them, parks, a few apartment buildings, and even a theme park. Cars pass below and above them, and she can see a few of the native fish people, Balaeneos, Alex mentioned, swimming past under transparent sidewalks. After an hour or so, they make it out of the city and into the surrounding countryside. The asphalt gives way to purple soil, and it is clear for a few metres, before large red and blue flowers start to crop up in increasing numbers, getting ooh and aahs from the girls. Eventually, they reach the house.
A black sand beach gives way to the beautiful, clear blue sea, and they can see a large stone house built on a sort of rise about ten minutes away from the beach, with a stone walkway leading to the beach.